Nearby Communities in the 1890s

We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Iron River had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Iron River, with the one closest to Iron River listed first.

• Muskeg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Muskeg is located in Bayfield County
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• Topside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Topside is located in Bayfield County
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• Brule
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Brule is located in Douglas County
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• Pike River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pike River is located in Bayfield County
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• Ino
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ino is located in Bayfield County
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• Blueberry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Blueberry is located in Douglas County
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• Maple
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Maple is located in Douglas County
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• Moquah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Moquah is located in Bayfield County
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• Benoit
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Benoit is located in Bayfield County
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• Drummond
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Drummond is located in Bayfield County
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• Mason
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mason is located in Bayfield County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
• Poplar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Poplar is located in Douglas County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
• Ashland Junction
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Ashland Junction is located in Bayfield County
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• Hawthorne
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
• Sauntry
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Sauntry is located in Douglas County
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• Ashland
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
• Cable
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Cable is located in Bayfield County
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• Sanborn
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Sanborn is located in Ashland County
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• Washburn
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Washburn is located in Bayfield County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
• White River
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • White River is located in Ashland County
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• Cutter
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Cutter is located in Douglas County
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• South Range
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • South Range is located in Douglas County
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• Marengo
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Marengo is located in Ashland County
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• Itasca
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Itasca is located in Douglas County
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